Neck-dressing for women.



No. 731,837- PATENTED JUNE 23, 1903- E, B. ASHMORE.

NECK DRESSING FOR WOMEN.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 8, 1903. No MODEL. H 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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PATENTED JUNE 23, 1903. E. B. ASHMORE. NEUK DRESSING FOR WOMEN.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 8, 1903. NOMODEL.

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UNIT D STATES PATENT.

Patented June 23, 1903.

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NECK-DRESSING FOR WOMEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 731,837, dated June 23, 1903. Application filed April 8, 1903. Serial No. 151 ,647. (No model.)

T all whom it may consent: Be it known that I, EDITH B. ASHMORE, a

J citizen of the United States of America, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Neck-Dressings for Women, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates more especially to a collar which may be used as a frame for a scarf and form a stock with a detachable scarf.

The object of this invention is to provide a stock in which the exterior scarf of silk, lace, ribbon, or other material is readily detachable from the collar constituting the body or frame thereof, whereby scarfs of different colors and designs may be worn with the same frame, giving a large variety of stocks at a small cost. 7

Another object of the invention is to provide the collar constituting the base of the stock with means whereby it may be opened and closed with facility, whereby it will present aneat appearance about the neck and maintain its position thereon.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings rep resentsa perspective view of a collar provided with perforations and with fastening devices for the scarf. Fig.2 represents a perspective View thereof, omitting the perforations and fastening devices. Fig. 3 represents a perspective view of this improved neckband or as having a part broken out, of a stock having collar in open position and a scarf or. neckhandkerchief applied thereto. Fig. 4 represents, on a smaller scale, a perspective view,

this improved collar asa base. Fig. ,5 represents this improved stock applied to the neck, a part thereof being broken out on one side.

Fig. 6 represents a transverse section; on an enlarged scale, of this improved neck-dressing on line 6 6 of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 represents a transverse section of the stock on line 7 7 of t Fig. 4. on an enlarged scale. Fig. 8 represents a transverse section, on an enlarged scale, through the scarf fasteners, of a collar in which the loops of said fasteners are provided with stops for the locking-strips and in which the shanks thereof are embedded between layers of the fabric composing the collar.

The same reference characters indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

adapted to form a band about the neck, its

ends preferably meeting at the back of the neck, and it is preferably narrower at its middle or front portion than at its ends, which constitute the back. The strip is provided at its lower left-hand corner with an angular recess 11 and at its upper right-hand corner with a similar recess 12, forming diagonallydisposod locking-flaps 13 and 14, which project longitudinally from opposite ends of the strip. When the collar is placedv upon the neck, the flaps overlap the body thereof, both on the same side and preferably on the inner side or face of the collar. The ends of the collar are provided with suitable fastening devices, which permit the collar to be applied to and removed from the neck with facility. The fastening devices shown in the drawings are of the kind popularly known as glove-fasteners. A stud-section 20 is disposed on the inner face of the collar at the lower part thereof adjacent to the recess 11,

and another stud-section 22 is disposed on the inner face of the collar, but on the upper part thereof adjacent to the recess 12, and socket-sections 21 and 23 are applied to the exterior of said collar on the locking-flaps 13 and let. When the collar is closed about the neck, the socket-section 23 engages the stud-section20 and the socket-section-21 engages the stud-section 22. The collar is preferably provided with perforations, as 15, to give ventilation to the neck and with a but tonhole 16 at the front for attachment to the dress and a buttonhole or buttonholes 17 and 18 at the back for the same purpose. The

recesses at opposite ends of the collar may be a little deeper at the corners or angles, as shownat l1 and 12 on Fig. 2. This construction is preferable in cases whererubber oreelluloid is used'as a materialfor the collar. A number of loops 30 are disposed along the inner face of the collar, near the upper edge thereof, and corresponding loops 4.0 are disposed on the inner face, near the lower edge thereof. These loops may be formed of metal or other suitable material. A number of transverse lockingstrips 50, composed,

preferably, of flexible material, are secured loosely by threads 51 to the collar. Each of these strips has its upper end projecting into one of the upper loops 30 and its lower end projected into one of the lower loops 40. These strips may be composed of Whalebone, metal, or other suitable material.

In Fig. 8 the metallic loops 30 and 40 are formed from T-shaped blanks. In the loop 30 the body of the T forms a shank 31 at right angles to the loop proper and constitutes a stop for the upper end of the locking-' strip 50 when the device is applied to the collar. The ends of theloop,as Well as the shank 31, are bent and disposed between layers of the built-up collar. The loops 40 have corresponding shanks 41 on their lower sides, which receive the lower ends of the strips 50. In this case the fastening-threads for the strips may be dispensed with.

In the use of this collar a scarf, as 60, composed of lace, silk, ribbon, or any of the usual neckwear fabrics for ladies use, isapplied over the outer face of the collar and its upper and lower edges turned over the upper and lower edges thereof. The locking-strips 50 are detached from the loops 30'and 40 and the folded edges 61 and 62 of the scarf are made to lie over and cover said loops. Then the ends of the locking-strips are projected into the loops, pushing the fabric thereinto and operating to clamp the scarf to the collar. The collar is then readily fastened around the neck.

The loops and locking-strips and perforations may be omitted, if desired, and the collar used without the scarf.

A great variety of scarfs both as regards material and colors and designs may be provided and used as desired with the collar.

When composed of rubber or celluloid, the collar may be easily kept perfectly clean.

I claim as my invention 1. A neck-dressing comprising a collar provided with diagonally-disposed locking-flaps at its opposite ends.

2. A neck-dressing comprising a collar provided with diagonally-disposed locking-flaps at its opposite ends, and with fastening devices therefor.

3. A collar for a neck-dressing provided at its opposite ends with diagonally-disposed recesses and locking-flaps, the flap at one end being opposite the recess at the other.

4. A collar for a neck-dressing comprising a flexible strip having diagonally-disposed locking-flaps projecting longitudinally from its opposite ends, the flap at each end being the other end and the ends of the collar crossing each other when connected and fastening devices for each flap.

6. A neck-dressing comprising a collar provided on its inner face with loops near its opposite edges, and with locking-strips adapted to engage said loops and hold a scarf therein.

7. In a neck-dressing the combination ofa collar provided on its inner face with longitudinal loops disposed at intervals near its upper and lower edges, a detachable scarf: covering the exterior of said collar and folded over the edges thereof, and transverse locking-strips engaging said loops and clamping said scarf therein.

8. A collar provided with fastening devices at its upper and lower edges and a detachable scarf engaging said fastening devices.

9. A neck-dressing comprising a collar, a detachable scarf having its opposite edges folded over the upper and lower edges of said collar and fastening devices for securing said edges to said collar.

10. A neck-dressing comprising a collar provided at its meeting ends with recesses and longitudinal locking-flaps, the flaps being opposite the recesses and adapted to overlap the collar-body at its opposite ends respectively.

11. A neck-dressing comprising a collar provided at its meeting ends with recesses and longitudinal locking-flaps, the flaps being opposite the recesses and adapted to overlap the collar-body at its opposite ends respectively, and fastening devices for detachably connecting said flaps with said body.

12. A neck-dressing comprising a collar provided at its meeting ends with recesses and longitudinal locking-flaps, the flaps being opposite the recesses and adapted to overlap the collar-body at its opposite ends respectively, said collar-body and flaps being provided respectively with spring-studs and sockets forming detachable fastening devices.

EDITH B. ASHMORE.

l/Vitnesses:

R. C. GOLDSMITH, WM. R. COPELAND.

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